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saturation diving [‚sach·ə′rā·shən ′dīv·iŋ] (physiology) Diving in which the tissues exposed to high pressure at great ocean depths for 24 hours become saturated with gases, especially inert gases, thereby reaching a new equilibrium state. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Lake Powell case, however, presented unique challenges as the vessel lay beyond traditional diving depths and saturation diving was cost prohibitive. One of the unfortunate side-effects of saturation diving is nitrogen narcosis, which Edmunds described as feeling like a constant ``two-beer buzz,'' making it difficult to concentrate and plan. Subsea 7 has more than 100 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), five pipeline construction yards and a fleet of modern, high-specification dynamically-positioned ships capable of reeled and flexible pipelay, deepwater subsea construction and saturation diving. |
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